Leg for metallic furniture.



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LEG FOR METALLIC FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED .OCT- 30' 1913.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

ALBERT T. WEISS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,-.-ASSIGNOR TO YAWM'AN & ERBE I 00., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LEG FOR METALLIC FURNITURE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT T. WVEIss, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Legs for Metallic Furniture; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference belng had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to metallic furniture and it has for its object to provlde a strong and light supporting leg for cabinets and other articles of such furniture which will be neat and attractive in appearance and easy to assemble, the improvements being particularly directed toward reinforcing'and bracing the leg and adjacent connected parts against distortion by the side. strains incident to moving heavy pieces of furniture (and particularly metal furniture) about. I

To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawmgs: Figure 1 is an elevation of a furniture leg and adjacent portions.

of a furniture base constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section talfen substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inner corner of the base with the leg removed, and Fig. 5 is a similar view with the leg in place.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the base of the article of furniture to which the leg is attached preferably comprises a bottom or horizontal walll having relatively deep depending flanges 2, the lower edges of which are turned inwardly again to constitute flanges v3 which stifl'en this part of the base and in addition are utilized as direct bracing means for the legs, as will presently appear. these flanges 3 are cutaway as at 4 but not throughout their entire depth, leaving relatively shallow flanges 5 adjacent to the shoulder 4 formed by the cutaway portion and disposed similarly to the flanges 3.

Specification of LettersPate'nt.

At the corners,

The leg itself is preferably rectangular Patented Apr. 11, 1916. Application filed October 30, 1913. Serial No. 798,233.

in form and hollow being composed of two angularly bent plates 6 and 7 each constituting'two sides of the leg and each provided wlth a flange 8 secured against the inner face of a side formed by the other asby welding. The flanged joints thus come on the inside of the leg and are'not exposed to View. The leg is arranged in the corner formed by two adjoining flanges 2 of the base with the sheet material of its two outer sides in the plane of such flanges to lie flush therewith so that the latter rest directly on said sides, and the weight is taken edgewise by the plate 7 of which the leg is formed.- Interiorly arranged extensions 9 on these same outer sides of the legs (which may conveniently be formed in one piece) riveted as at 10 or otherwise attached, are offset to the extent of the depth of the flanges 5 and arranged to bear flatwise against the edges of the latter while their upper ends are turned horizontally as at 11 and fastened to the floor wall 1 of the base, bolts 12 being in the present instance, employed for this purpose. Extending across the upper ends of the inner wallsformed by the plate 6 is an angle strap.13 fastened to each at 14 and'having its ends fastened at 15 to the vertical flanges 2 of-the base just above the edge flanges 3.

The following points will be particularly noted: That the extensions 9 bear flatwise against the edges of the flanges 5 and, therefore, these flanges sustain the lower margins of 'the base flanges 2 in giving better resistance to lateral strains on the leg in an outward direction; portions of the inner wall abut against the ends of the flanges 3 formed by cutting away at 4 and these ends give solid resistance against any lateral tendency of the leg in directions along the sides of the base in the planes of the flanges 2 as well as diagonal inward strains, and the trap 13 is an effectual reinforcement against all strains of the latter nature.

I claim as my invention:

1. In sheet metal furniture, the combination with a base having downwardly turned flanges meeting in an angle or corner and then formed with inwardly turned abutmentflanges, of a hollow rectangular sheet metal leg having two adjoining walls flush with and in the plane of the said flanges, respectively, upon the edges of which the ment flanges, of ,a leg-piece havingeXtensions on its two outer Walls arranged within the corner and secured to the base with the faces thereof bearing against the edges of the abutment flanges" 3. in sheet metal furniture, the combination with a base having a bottom wall and downwardly turned flanges meeting in an angle or corner and there formed with inwardly turned abutment flanges, of a leg arranged within the corner having offset extensions on its two outer walls secured directly to the bottom wall of the base with their faces bearing against the edges of the abutment flanges.

4. In sheet metal. furniture, the combination with a base having a bottom wall and downwardly turned flanges 'meeting in an angle or corner, said'flanges being provided: with further inturned bracing, flanges at their lower edges terminating short of the said corner and there cut away to constitute relatively shallow abutment flanges, of a flat faced leg section secured within the corner and having portions of'its inner faces abutting the ends of the said bracing flanges and offset extensions of its outer walls bean ing against the edges of the abutment flanges, said extensions being secured directly to the bottom wall of the base and an angular strap extending over and secured to the inner faces of the leg and having its ends fastened tothe inner faces of the base flanges.

ALBERT T. WEESSQ Witnesses;

RUSSELL Gnxrrrrn, H, E Saonnsnanna. 

